Trump Traders are plotting to game the electoral college

Depending on whom you ask, voting for a third-party candidate is a bold protest against the two-party establishment, or an irresponsible act in an election where the stakes for both sides are so high. But 2016 isn't the first time Americans have grappled with such concerns, The Washington Post reports. In 2000, Republicans and Democrats alike feared that third-party votes for Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan would be "throwaways." So a plot was formed:

Vote swapping is back for the 2016 election with Trump Traders, a website launched by John Stubbs and Ricardo Reyes, the same people behind R4C16, or "Republicans for Clinton in 2016."

"Republicans everywhere should show up to vote, and those in swing states should vote tactically, for Mrs. Clinton, and for Republicans down ticket," wrote Stubbs and Reyes in an op-ed for The New York Times. “But for voters who can't quite stomach pulling the lever for the Democrat, offsetting that choice with a pledged vote in another state may make all the difference."

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Best of all? The whole thing is totally legal thanks to a 2007 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which said vote swapping is “clearly protected by the First Amendment” since no gifts or bribes are exchanged. Intrigued? Learn more about Trump Traders at The Washington Post or by visiting their website.